• Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Coffee Talk: Assessing Research Impact in the Humanities and Social Sciences

    Online Event

    Date: February 12, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET Registration Join the Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice for the first in a new series of informal Coffee Talks—casual, drop-in conversations where members can grab a coffee, connect with colleagues, and compare notes on shared questions and emerging practices. Each session will begin with a guest […]

  • Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club

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    This month's article: Thelwall, M., & Jiang, X. (2025). Is OpenAlex suitable for research quality evaluation and which citation indicator is best? Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 76(12), 1660–1681. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70020 Date: February 11, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. These […]

  • CommConnect Library Communications Virtual Symposium

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    « All Events CommConnect Library Communications Virtual Symposium February 11, 2026 @ 11:00 - 15:30 EST The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Communications Community of Practice is pleased to invite you to its first-ever, free half-day virtual symposium, CommConnect. This inaugural event brings together communications professionals working in academic and research libraries across Canada to […]

  • Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice February Call: Resilient Knowledge: Trust, Mistrust, and Manipulation of Open Science Research

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    Date: February 5, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET Registration The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice invites you to its February community call on the topic of trust, mistrust, and manipulation of open science research. We must confront some uncomfortable situations. Openness does not necessarily equate to trust, and the ideals of open research do […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice February Call: The Nuts and Bolts of ZTC Programs

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    Date: February 2, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET Registration Join us for an inside look at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Zero Textbook Cost program shared by Amanda Grey, Open Education Strategist. Whether you are just beginning to explore ZTC possibilities, or are supporting an existing ZTC program, this session will offer insights and collaborative […]

  • Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop

    Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    « All Events Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop December 15, 2025 - December 16, 2025 The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), together with University of Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada, and Carleton University, are pleased to offer ARL/CNI’s Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop. This is the first Futurescape […]

  • Canadian Repositories Community of Practice December Call: Current Challenges and Future Directions for Institutional Repositories: Snapshots from the Literature

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    Date: December 11, 2025 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm ET Registration This session is part of the Article Release Party! series, hosted by the Canadian Repositories Community of Practice. To get the most out of the discussion, attendees are encouraged to read Current challenges and future directions for institutional repositories: A systematic literature review ahead of time. To […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice December Community Call – Keeping Accessibility in Mind: H5P and Other OER Creation Practices

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    Date: December 10, 2025 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET Registration The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to invite you to the December meeting of the Open Education Community of Practice. This month, we’re bringing the community together to explore practices for improving accessibility when creating H5P interactive content and in OER creation […]

  • [CANCELLED] National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Office Hours

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    UPDATE: Unfortunately, this week’s office hours have been cancelled. We hope to reschedule at a later date. Date: December 4, 2025 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET Are you a CARL member planning to complete the DPC RAM this fall? Join us for group office hours and get started with support from your digital preservation […]

  • [CANCELLED] National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Office Hours [in French]

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    UPDATE: Unfortunately, this week’s office hours have been cancelled. We hope to reschedule at a later date. Date: December 3, 2025 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET Are you a CARL member planning to complete the DPC RAM this fall? Join us for group office hours and get started with support from your digital preservation peers! […]

  • Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice December Call: ORCID Adoption and Integration Panel: Maximizing Research Impact

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    Date: December 2, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET Registration The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice (BRI CoP) invites you to join a panel discussion on ORCID adoption and integration across Canadian research institutions. This session will explore strategies, tools, and challenges for maximizing ORCID’s potential to improve researcher visibility and data interoperability. Toby Malone, Research Impact […]

  • Communications Community of Practice November Call: Continuing the Conversation on Academic Libraries Website Design & Development

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    Date: November 27, 2025 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET Registration Following the lively discussion sparked by the October CoP call, There’s a Method to this Madness: Evidence-Based Website Redesign at UVic Libraries, the conversation continues! Join our November communi-tea event for an open exchange on all things web—beyond redesigns. Participants will share best practices, lessons learned, and creative approaches to making […]